Evaluation of the behavior, anxiety and stress of university students in the new type of coronavirus pandemic

Year 2021, Volume: 13 Issue: 1, 24 - 29, 11.03.2021

Nilüfer Emre Tugba Sarı

https://doi.org/10.18521/ktd.779179

Cited By: 1

Abstract

Objective: Acute respiratory disease called COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2 caused a pandemic affecting the whole world. Our aim in this study is to evaluate the cleaning and social behaviors, anxiety, and stress situations of university students caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Method: At the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic; university students were asked questions about their socio-demographic characteristics, their cleaning, and social habits, and their level of stress about being infected for themselves and their family members and also a questionnaire was applied which includes a common anxiety disorder scale to measure anxiety levels and Impact of Events Scale to assessing traumatic stress symptoms.

Results: It was observed that handwashing behavior increased in 62.4% of 463 participants. The mean of the students' common anxiety score was determined as 3.86 ± 4.86 and 17.5% (n = 81) of all students had high anxiety. The mean scores of the impact of event scale were 14.23 ± 10.9 and the stress point average was found as 5.57 ± 2.9. Students' stress and anxieties affect their cleaning and social behaviors. In addition, when compared between student groups, anxiety, stress, and the impact of event scale and subscales were found to be significantly higher in female students and also in students of faculties other than medical students.

Conclusion: Anxiety and stress caused by infectious diseases and pandemics surrounding the world affect human behavior and society. Moreover, female students and other student groups other than medical students are most affected by these situations.

Keywords

coronavirus, outbreaks, students, anxiety

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Üniversite Öğrencilerinde Yeni Tip Corona Virus Pandemisinde Davranış, Kaygı Ve Stress Durumunun Değerlendirmesi

Abstract

Amaç: SARS-CoV-2’nin neden olduğu COVID-19 olarak adlandırılan akut solunum yolu hastalığı tüm Dünya’yı etkileyen pandemiye neden olmuştur. Bu çalışmadaki amacımız üniversite öğrencilerinin COVID-19 pandemisi nedeniyle oluşan temizlik ve toplumsal davranışlarını, kaygı ve stress durumlarını değerlendirmektir.

Yöntem: Covid-19 pandemisi başlangıcında; üniversite öğrencilerine sosyodemografik özellikler, temizlik ve toplumsal alışkanlıklar, kendisine ve aile üyelerine bulaşmasıyla ilgili endişe düzeyini sorgulayan sorular ve kaygı düzeyleri ölçmek için Yaygın Anksiyete Bozukluğu Ölçeği ve stres durumlarını ölçen Olayların Etkisi Ölçeği’ni içeren anket uygulandı.

Bulgular: 463 katılımcıdan, %62,4’ünde el yıkama davranışının arttığı gözlendi. Öğrencilerin yaygın anksiyete puanı ortalaması 3,86±4,86 ve tüm öğrencilerin %17,5’inde (n=81) yüksek düzeyde anksiyete mevcuttu. Olay etki ölçeği puan ortalamaları 14,23±10,9 ve endişe puanları ortalaması 5,57±2,9. Öğrencilerin anksiyete ve endişeleri temizlik ve toplumsal davranışlarını etkilemektedir. Ayrıca öğrenci grupları arasında karşılaştırıldığında anksiyete, endişe ve olay etki ölçeği ve alt ölçekleri kız öğrencilerde ve tıp fakültesi öğrencilerine göre diğer fakülte öğrencilerinde anlamlı düzeyde daha fazla bulundu.

Sonuç: Tüm Dünya’yı etkileyen pandemilerin insanlar üzerinde yarattığı anksiyete ve endişe durumu, toplumu ve insan davranışlarını etkilemektedir. Covid 19 pandemisinin başlangıcında da üniversite öğrencilerinde özellikle el yıkama davranışında artış gözlenmektedir. Ayrıca tıp öğrencileri dışındaki diğer öğrenci gruplarında ve kız öğrencilerde daha fazla anksiyete, stres ve olaydan etkilenme yaşamaktadırlar.

Keywords

Coronavirüs, salgın, öğrenci, anksiyete

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